Research Scientist Eva Ponce, director of Online Education for the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, speaks with Supply Chain Management Review reporter Bridget McCrea about the growing demand for professional certifications in the field of supply chain management. “There’s going to be a bigger emphasis on ‘crafting your own educational pathway,’” says Ponce of the future of executive supply chain education, “and with more emphasis on lifelong learning.”
Steven Goldman, a senior lecturer for MIT Professional Education, and business strategy consultant Asha Rivers write about the impact and importance of digital communication for Black churches in the age of the pandemic, in an article for Black Enterprise Magazine.
Bhaskar Pant, executive director of MIT Professional Education, writes for The European Business Review about how cultural differences are influencing the varying responses to the Covid-19 pandemic. “In an increasingly globalized business world, effectiveness in communication and action requires a solid foundation in cultural awareness and cultural competence,” writes Pant.
Bhaskar Pant, executive director of MIT Professional Educations, speaks with TecHR reporter Sudipto Ghosh about how professional development programs help professionals update their skills. “Upskilling is now a fundamental part of doing business and survival,” explains Pant. “Employers need to keep their work forces current as in-demand skills evolve, and it makes sense for them to turn to higher education for help in that regard.”
WCVB-TV’s Mike Wankum visits the Edgerton Center and sits down with Associate Director James Bales to talk about the center’s work with high-speed imaging. The center offers an annual high-speed imaging course “that is geared for just about everyone,” Bales explains. “You will walk out of here knowing what you can and cannot do with the cameras.”
CIO’s Sarah K. White talks to Bhaskar Pant, executive director of MIT Professional Education, about how cultural differences in the workplace can impact communication. Pant explains that there has been an “explosion in the ability to communicate with people across borders with such great ease."
Justine Hofherr of Boston.com speaks with Bhaskar Pant about MIT Professional Education’s Innovation and Technology Certificate program, which educates working professionals on how to create innovation within their own companies.